Point-of-sale advertising major cause of teen smoking, study shows

Point-of-sale advertising major cause of teen smoking, study shows
Researchers report that teens’ exposure to cigarette advertising at retail outlets substantially increases the odds they will start smoking. According to the findings, students who visited these stores on a regular basis were at least twice as likely to try smoking as those who visited infrequently.
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DEA supervisor discusses area’s prescription drug problem
Staff writers Lorine Wright and Karen Billing recently met with Thomas Lenox, acting group supervisor for the tactical diversion squad of the Drug Enforcement Administration in San Diego, to talk about prescription drug abuse and teens. Have you seen an increase in prescription drug abuse by teenagers in the county? Yes we’ve seen it. I’m assigned to a unit that works nothing but pharmaceuticals …
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